Dr. Kuntal Mukhopadhyay a college and University teacher by profession holds a
Ph.D degree with a thesis on "Theatre and Politics". Kuntal is both a playwright
and director and is credited with the direction of a good number of dramas staged
by Sanglap Kolkata. Most of these productions revolve around social realities of
life. Among noteworthy productions Kuntal directed are"Dhramarajya", "Disha","Ghare Phera", "Aiyna", "Sudrayan", "Kaalchakra", "Hai Ram", "Bhavam
Chaleche Juddhey", "Astarag", "Abarton", “Lathikando”, “Ratnakaar” “Nirashray” and “Amol Syndrome”.
Disha and Ghare Phera recived awards from the Drama Academy of India for
the year 1993 and 1994 as the Best Production and the Best Actress
respectively. Sudrayan has fetched the Best Playwright & Best Choreography award in 1998, Kaalchakra the Best Make-up award
in 2000, Hai Ram the Best Production award in 2002 and Bhavam Chaleche
Juddhey the Best Actress award in 2004 conferred by Paschim Banga Natya
Academy, Government of West Bengal. This can be termed as a landmark
achievement for a Group Theatre to receive four laurels for four consecutive
productions. This also proves Kuntal's ability as a director. Further the
drama "Phula Rani Ami Tiya" scripted and directed by Sri Mukhopadhyay was
staged as a joint venture project with "Natyajohn" a well-known theatre group
of Bangladesh in 2001-2002 and fetched the Bangladesh Journalist
Award of Best Production. For the last thirty five years Director Kuntal
Mukhopadhyay has continuously engaged in writing and directing dramas being
staged by Sanglap Kolkata
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